Lancaster opens new distribution center

Lancaster, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Merit Group, has opened a new distribution center in Salt Lake City.

The 50,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility will serve Utah, Montana, North and South Dakota, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and Arizona, as well as parts of Nevada.

The Merit Group is a Spartanburg, S.C.-based distributor of residential and commercial paint supplies and related products. Lancaster, which serves the United States, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and South America, also has distribution centers in South Carolina, Florida, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Texas and California.